Slate Conversations

A feed of the up close and the personal, drawn from Working and across the Slate podcast network. Let’s talk.

Society & Culture
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Dear Prudence: I Don’t Want to Cancel My Retire...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and columnist Nicole Chung.
42 min
152
Care & Feeding: Can I Stop My Adult Kid From Ge...
Slate’s parenting podcast on making the ink run dry.
26 min
153
Introducing: Well, Now
We all want to feel well, but what does that actually look like?
1 min
154
Hear Me Out: Yes, You Can Self Improve Right Now
F— your gut. Trust your enemies.
44 min
155
How To!: Age Like an Elite Athlete
Jeff Bercovici on training for long-lasting fitness.
39 min
156
What Next: The Murder of Wadee Alfayoumi
A Muslim-American family grapples with the aftermath of the unthinkable.
23 min
157
Working: Our New Year's Resolutions for 2024
32 min
158
Dear Prudence: Outward: We’re Here, We’re Queer...
In an episode of Slate’s Outward, the hosts talk through some tough relationship problems from a queer perspective.
36 min
159
The Waves: The Year in Celebrity Memoirs
From Prince Harry to Britney Spears, we look back at the biggest bombshells that hit the shelves this year
44 min
160
Working: The Flawless Indie Pop of The Beths
46 min
161
Dear Prudence: My Mother-In-Law Doesn’t Wash He...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by journalist and host Josie Duffy Rice.
39 min
162
The Waves: What is a Feminist, Really?
For The Wave’s final episode, we consider throwing out the word “feminism” altogether.
36 min
163
Hear Me Out: The Holidays Are Tacky. Embrace It
Stop trying to class it up.
34 min
164
How To! Our Favorite Advice of 2023
Tackling our most human problems one listener at a time.
34 min
165
Dear Prudence: I Rejected A Friend’s Sexual Adv...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by cultural critic and host Brittany Luse.
35 min
166
Mom & Dad: Helping a 5-Year-Old Night Owl Rest ...
Reading in bed wasn’t the solution.
33 min
167
The Waves: In Defense of Lean In Feminism
Sheryl Sandberg didn’t get feminism right ten years ago. That doesn’t mean she was wholly wrong.
27 min
168
What Next: Some Israeli Hostages Came Home. His...
The Gaza ceasefire came and went; his son is still held by Hamas.
26 min
169
Hear Me Out: Race Isn’t Real. The Census Should...
Checking a box is oversimplifying.
39 min
170
How To!: Transition From Soldier to Civilian
Bob Beard on how to make long-term plans amid the culture shock of civilian life.
33 min
171
Working: Where a Crime Writer’s Ideas Come From
43 min
172
Dear Prudence: My Friend Won’t Stop Buying Me G...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by the co-hosts of Forever 35, Kate Spencer and Doree Shafrir.
38 min
173
Mom & Dad: Parents Have Taken Over My Kid’s Spo...
The toddler can’t play because there are too many grown-ups on the court.
27 min
174
The Waves: We See Dead Girls
From Twin Peaks to Mare of Easttown to all the true crime documentaries in between, pop culture has a thing for dead woman stories.
33 min
175
Hear Me Out: The Oppressed Still Have Moral Duties
Fighting fire with fire has its limits.
30 min